The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

After taking a few

did I feel pain in my chest

heart-related illnesses, and the

well for the last couple of

icy gleam flashed in

notice her darkened gaze and continued to

was not listening to him

thinking about how pale and sickly Maverick

been acting

did he ask me all those odd questions, such as whether I’d

patient who could not

more Gwendolyn delved into her thoughts, the more uneasy

way he had grabbed her by the wrist before she left the house

said, “Charles is not a simple man. There may be secrets behind him that could be extremely detrimental to you. You must be cautious and on your

choice of words had

as if he had used the words “in the future” to exclude

trembling hands, his furrowed brows, the overwhelming sense of weakness that

shouted at Charles’

wrong, Gwen?” Charles

door. “Something urgent came up. I’m afraid

“Gwen—”

when Gwendolyn slammed the

by the roadside. After getting out of Charles’ car, she had no choice but to turn

Justin caught up to

move even after Gwendolyn left; it simply stayed in the

ran back to

left Bay Villa when Nico once again confidently entered

Quinton emerged from the shadows

together excitedly. “Nico, you won a whole month’s worth of salary from me

and serious. “I’m not here to play cards

other two exchanged a

air, and the three men immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks. In an instant, their eyes rolled back into their heads, and they fell to the

three motionless figures on the ground impassively. As it turned out,

tranquilizer gun and stepped out from the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where should we

the ground, cupped his hands

minute, but there was still no sound or movement within the villa, nor was there any sign of Maverick

off. “Never mind. Let’s go and check on

be able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after

to the second-floor bedroom only to find Maverick lying on the chaise

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